| Live Match Commentary |
Up-to-the-Second Score: Sweden 1, Argentina 1 -- FINAL FULLTIME MATCH REPORT |
94' -- Final whistle blows as Argentina and Sweden draw 1-1. Pre-tournament favorite Argentina joins defending champion France on the list of teams eliminated. England and Sweden advance from the "Group of Death." |
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94' -- Lopez shoots into side-netting from top left corner of box. England has advanced in 0-0 draw with Nigeria. |
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92' -- Argentina corner kick is cleared. Two minutes of stoppage time remain. |
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90' -- Hedman punches away corner kick, then catches Ortega's deflected cross. |
88' -- GOAL ARGENTINA. Jonson called for taking down Ortega in box. Ortega penalty kick is saved by Hedman to his left, but Crespo puts away rebound after getting away with encroachment. |
88' -- Sweden sub: Ibrahimovic on for Larsson. |
85' -- Andreas Andersson works his way clear in penalty area and sends shot off underside of crossbar, with just a touch by Cavallero. |
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83' -- Hedman dives right to save 18-yard drive by Zanetti; earlier possession in box comes to nothing as close-in but apparently off-target Aimar shot is kicked out. |
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81' -- Jonson's cross is poor from right side with Larsson open in middle; Cavallero picks it up easily. |
75' -- Larsson cautioned on breakaway for an apparent dive, after he's bowled over by Kily Gonzalez. |
75' -- Kily Gonzalez cautioned for late tackle on Larsson; whose freekick is saved with ease. |
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75' -- Jonson brings chance for Sweden as Pocchettino nearly hits own goal. |
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74' -- In the other Group F match, England and Nigeria are 0-0; if scores hold, Sweden and England advance. |
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72' -- Veron freekick swings just past the far post, skimming inches over the heads of two Argentine teammates. |
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70' -- Another poor Argentina corner kick, this time from the right side. |
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70' -- Argentina corner kick headed out for throw-in after chip from right to far post is headed over endline by Sweden. |
68' -- Sweden sub: Jonson on for A. Svensson. |
65' -- M. Svensson cautioned. |
63' -- Double Argentina sub: Almeyda and Sorin off; Veron and Kily Gonzalez on. |
59' -- GOAL SWEDEN. Larsson steps over freekick and A. Svensson lifts it over the wall and into the top left corner. Argentina in grave danger of elimination. |
58' -- Argentina sub: Crespo on for Batistuta. |
58' -- Almeyda cautioned for tackle from behind, 30 yards from goal. |
55' -- Chamot cautioned for intentional handball. Anders Svensson freekick from center, beyond 30 yards, goes just wide of left post. |
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53' -- Argentina fails to put away two header opportunities fail for Argentina, and corner kick comes to nothing. |
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51' -- Sweden corner kick swings out of bounds after short cross from right side is cleared over endline. |
46' -- Sweden sub: Andreas Andersson on for Allback. |
46' -- Second half under way. Argentina had 65 percent of the possession in the first half, and outshot Sweden 7-1. |
| Second Half |
45'+2 -- Halftime whistle blows, with Sweden fortunate to be tied 0-0. |
45'+2 -- Caniggia ejected from bench, presumably for extreme dissent. |
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45'+1 -- Early Lopez cross from left is headed out of goalmouth, but his next effort to far post is sent out for corner kick, which is cleared. Sweden has withstood the siege for nearly the entire first half. |
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44' -- Aimar called offside -- barely -- on diagonal run. |
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42' -- Another Zanetti cross from the right side is cleared before Almeyda shot sails over. |
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41' -- Lopez shoots just high and wide of top left corner of goal from left side, in penalty area, after Ortega and Aimar work the ball downfield. |
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40' -- Allback fouled by Samuel 30 yards from goal; freekick hits wall. |
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36' -- Zanetti chests down chip into penalty area, but his short cross from right side is knocked out for a corner kick. |
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33' -- Allback called for foul on high ball in Argentina penalty area. |
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32' -- Sweden corner kick is cleared, launching dangerous counterattack. But Batistuta is called offside. |
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30' -- Lopez side-foots volley into side-netting at tight angle on left side, taking a cross from the right. |
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28' -- Another freekick for Argentina -- this time from the left side -- is cleared, and Lopez volleys high on re-entry cross. |
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27' -- Argentina freekick from right corner glances across penalty area and out of danger. |
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25' -- Zanetti gets open for another cross on the right side, but his effort to feed Batistuta is cleared. |
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22' -- Hedman comes off line to pick up through pass near penalty spot. |
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21' -- Sorin flicks on freekick from left with head, and ball goes just beyond Batistuta's boot and the far post. |
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20' -- Sweden heads ball over endline, under constant pressure; corner kick cleared. |
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19' -- Short Zanetti cross cleared for corner kick, which is cleared. |
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17' -- Sorin gets open for another header -- from seven yards -- and sends a Claudio Lopez cross from the left side over the bar. |
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16' -- Argentina called offside as Batistuta breaks into penalty box. |
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15' -- Batistuta goes down under challenge 20 yards from goal and is called for handling when he falls on the ball. |
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14' -- Hedman makes the save on an open Sorin header from six yards, off a short cross from the right side. |
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12' -- Ortega cross from right side headed away. |
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11' -- Argentina corner kick cleared. |
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8' -- Batistuta sends long freekick far over the crossbar. |
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3' -- Sweden called offside. |
1' -- Match under way |
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Kickoff at 2:30 a.m. EDT; 6:30 a.m. GMT. Sweden advances with a win or a tie. Argentina advances with a victory. |
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